CTBUH Australia Explores the Design of Collins Arch
7 Jun 2018, Melbourne
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Event
Report
CTBUH Melbourne hosted its first event of 2018, a case study of Collins Arch, composed as two buildings with linked floor plates in the center of Melbourne's Central Business District.

CTBUH 2017 Conference Daily Highlights
29 Oct-3 Nov 2017, Sydney
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Conference Activity
Report
From October 29 to November 3, over 1,000 delegates convened in Australia to discuss the most important themes in the tall building industry.

CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference
30 Oct-3 Nov 2017, Sydney
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Conference
With its 230-year history in urban development, Sydney is at the nexus of much of the current debate about cities, such as density vs. suburbanization and infrastructure vs. urban life.

Debating Tall: Melbourne’s New Skyscraper Guidelines
27 Jan 2017, Chicago
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CTBUH Journal Paper
In the CTBUH Journal 2017 Issue I, two experts debate on Melbourne's new amendment on skyscrapers which may be seen as too restrictive and pose limitations to new and future development

CTBUH 'UH'PDATE October 2016
4 Oct 2016, Toronto
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CTBUH News
The fourth issue of CTBUH 'UH'PDATE provides information on some of the early events and studies of the Urban Habitat / Urban Design Committee.

How are Cities Responding to Urbanism?
1 Sep 2015, Brisbane
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Event
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CTBUH Australia held its first national symposium in Brisbane entitled “How are Cities Responding to Urbanism?” where both local and international speakers presented.

Urban Regeneration: Gold Coast Cultural Centre
23 Jul 2015, Melbourne
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Event
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More than 100 people attended an engaging presentation on the design competition for the Gold Coast Cultural Centre as part of the Urban Regeneration series.

CTBUH Releases Year in Review: Tall Trends of 2014
Dec 2014
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CTBUH Journal Paper
An All-Time Record 97 Buildings of 200 Meters or Higher Completed in 2014 and 2014 showed further shifts towards Asia, and also surprising developments in building functions and structural materials.

Melbourne Committee Reaches for the Clouds
4 Sep 2014, Melbourne
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Event
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The CTBUH Australia Chapter’s Melbourne Committee held its first public lecture, drawing more than 120 people to a discussion on high-rise steel and concrete.

CTBUH Melbourne Committee Launches
31 Jul 2013, Melbourne
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Event
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Close to 70 people attended the meeting where CTBUH representatives from Melbourne presented on the history and mission of the CTBUH, and plans for upcoming events.

Melbourne Southbank to Get a Superslim
20 Dec 2013
Melbourne appears set to join the elite club of cities with “superslim” residential towers, as a 73-story, 256-unit building has been greenlighted for the city’s…

Overview of the Handbook for the Design of Modular Structures
30 Oct 2017 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference;
Anthony Sertorio, Multiplex Engineering Innovations Group
Buildings expend a significant amount of the world’s resources in both construction and operation. Modular construction techniques have been advanced as a viable way to…

From Where to Where for Modular Construction?
30 Oct 2017 –
Presentation at CTBUH 2017 Australia Conference;
Phil Gardiner, Irwinconsult
Like most modern forms of construction, modular has been around for longer than we think. Modular homes were shipped from England by the Bell Company to Melbourne and…

Shaping Australia’s Tall Tower Design And High Livability Standards
30 Oct 2017 –
CTBUH Journal, 2017 Issue IV; Guy Lake, Katie Rathbone, Philip Vivian & Kristen Whittle, Bates Smart
With nearly 90% of its population expected to live in its state-capital cities by 2053, Australia is on track to become one of the world’s most urbanized nations. Cities…

A Case Study on Designing Superslim in Melbourne
17 Oct 2016 –
Cities to Megacities: Shaping Dense Vertical Urbanism; Kristen Whittle, Bates Smart
Collins House Melbourne, the newest super slim tower to hit the global stage, will be the most slender tower in Australia and the fourth globally. The momentous ultra-…

The Logic of Rapid Extrusion Produces the “Jumping” Phoenix
Apr 2016 –
CTBUH Journal, 2016 Issue II; Giorgio Marfella, Steven Richardson & Paulo Vaz-Serra, The University of Melbourne
In inner cities worldwide, there is limited availability of large land parcels apt for high-rise development. Yet, given the seemingly global trend of “superslim”…

Skyscraper Citymaker
26 Oct 2015 –
Asia & Australasia: A Selection of Written Works on the World's Tall Building Forefront; Karl Fender, Fender Katsalidis
Tall buildings can amplify the positive physical and symbolic impact on a city. Fender Katsalidis has been at the forefront of high-density, high-rise residential…

Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings
Sep 2014 –
CTBUH Journal, 2014 Issue III; CTBUH Research
The latest CTBUH technical guide, Green Walls in High-Rise Buildings, provides a thorough investigation of the methods used around the world for implementation of…

Interactions Between Residential and Office Towers in Melbourne
16 Sep 2014 –
CTBUH 2014 Shanghai Conference Proceedings; Giorgio Marfella, University of Melbourne
Cities interact with commercial real estate forces using spatial and construction models which may become more or less viable with time. Melbourne is an interesting case-…

The Race for the Sky: Unbuilt Skyscrapers
Feb 2008 –
CTBUH Journal, 2008 Issue I; Mohamad Kashef, East Carolina University
Unbuilt skyscraper designs are noted by many architecture critics as the best in the genre of tall buildings. This paper provides an exposition of various iconic and “…

Recent Applications of Damping Systems for Wind Response
Feb 2001 –
CTBUH 2001 6th World Congress, Melbourne; Peter Irwin & Brian Breukelman, RWDI
A traditional solution to the problem of excessive motion of tall buildings under wind action is to add more structure so as to stiffen the building and increase the mass…

Tall Buildings in Melbourne: Challenging Policy Frameworks
Feb 2001 –
CTBUH 2001 6th World Congress, Melbourne; Lyndsay Neilson, Nielsen Associates
This paper provides a brief overview of the history of tall buildings in Melbourne, Australia, and discusses the policy context within which they have developed through…